1. Hey Porter
2. Cry, Cry, Cry
3. I Walk The Line
4. Get Rhythm
5. There You Go
6. Ballad Of A Teenage Queen
7. Big River
8. Guess Things Happen That Way
9. All Over Again
10. Don't Take Your Guns To Town
11. Five Feet High And Rising
12. The Rebel-Johnny Yuma
13. Tennessee Flat-Top Box
14. I Still Miss Someone
15. Ring Of Fire
16. The Ballad Of Ira Hayes
17. Orange Blossom Special
18. Were You There (When They Crucified My Lord)
19. It Ain't Me, Babe (w/ June Carter Cash)
20. The One On The Right Is On The Left
21. Jackson (w/ June Carter Cash)
22. Folsom Prison Blues (Live)
23. Daddy Sang Bass
24. Girl From The North Country (w/ Bob Dylan)
25. A Boy Named Sue (Live)
26. If I Were A Carpenter
27. Sunday Morning Coming Down
28. Flesh And Blood
29. Man In Black
30. Ragged Old Flag
31. One Piece At A Time
32. (Ghost) Riders In The Sky
33. Song Of The Patriot (w/ Marty Robbins)
34. Highwayman (w/ Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson)
35. The Night Hank Williams Came To Town (w/ Waylon Jennings)
36. The Wanderer (w/ U2)
Amazon.com
It's a great and perhaps impossible challenge to encapsulate the highlights of Johnny Cash's vast musical catalog in a two-CD, 36-song collection like this. Yet, though it barely scratches the surface, 2002's The Essential Johnny Cash--part of a series of compilations and reissues celebrating Cash's 70th birthday--does present three-dozen satisfying and balanced snapshots of some of the Man in Black's most memorable work for the Sun, Columbia, and Mercury labels. Above all else, these 36 selections are wonderful reminders of Cash's rustic eclecticism. Cuts range from '50s Sun rockabilly classics like "Hey Porter" and "I Walk the Line" to '60s country-folk gems like "The Ballad of Ira Hayes" and Cash's memorable duet with Bob Dylan on Dylan's "Girl from the North Country." Also included are more recent samplings of Cash's celebrated collaborations, including "Highwayman," which he recorded in 1984 with Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson as part of the on-again, off-again supergroup the Highwaymen, and "The Wanderer," a fervent gospel collaboration with U2 that appeared on the band's 1993 album, Zooropa. --Bob Allen
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The Essential Johnny Cash
- Audio CD: 0 pages (2002-02-12)
- Publisher: Sony
- Label: Sony
- Format: Limited Edition, Original recording remastered
- Studio: Sony
- Average Customer Review:
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- Sales Rank in Music: #679
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Summary: Johnny Cash 2008-08-29
Comment: I got this for my dad for Father's Day to play in his truck, I knew it would bring back memories for him, I love Johnny Cash too and should have got 2 one for me...lol I guess I will get myself one later. This CD has 30 songs and is a true must have for Cash fans.
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Summary: laid back listing 2008-08-15
Comment: This two-disc set is a perfect collection if you are not a huge johnny cash fan. The set contains 36 songs, the first disc is all by himself, the 2nd disc has some songs featuring other big names like marty robbins, willie nelso, waylon jennings, bob dylan, and his wife june. To let people know if it has the NIN cover he did for the song Hurt, it doesnt
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Summary: AMAZING 2008-05-25
Comment: This cd features legendary music from a legendary music artist , the complete career spanning hits from 1955 to 1992 , this has to be the best collection of Johnny Cash so far , highly recommended.
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Summary: The Essential Johnny Cash 2008-03-03
Comment: Even though I bought this CD for my 86 year old Mother who is living with me, I also enjoy listening to every song.
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Summary: Essential Johnny...Just Like It Says 2008-02-28
Comment: This is the only Johnny Cash CD I own and I'm really glad I finally purchased it. He is clearly both a country music and overall music icon. Few country artists have contributed any more. This captures the essence of his contributions and his life.
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